CASHLESS PAYMENTS FOR YOUR DOOR TO DOOR SALES
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CARD PAYMENTS DIRECTLY ON YOUR PHONE, NO ADDITIONAL HARDWARE
Card Payments Directly on Your Phone, No Additional Hardware
HOW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS DEMOCRATISING OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM
In 2021 roughly a third of the entire global adult population remains unbanked — an estimated 1.7 billion people that have been left behind by the shortcomings of an outdated, inadequate, and inefficient financial system. If we are going to make this right, we need to overhaul current legacy systems and create something that’s fair,
5 THINGS THE INCOMING SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER SHOULD CONSIDER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SLOW PAYMENTS
Liz Barclay’s appointment as Small Business Commissioner was the latest development that reflected the UK’s longstanding and worsening slow payments crisis. Liz’s new role will see her serve as guardian of invoices owed to SME suppliers, championing their prompt payment against a backdrop of drawn-out payment terms: a problem which has worsened over the past
WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP DO YOU NEED?
Most businesses have some problem they need to solve at any given point in time. These days, getting stellar growth may be a challenge, and the cost of acquiring a new customer seems to go only one way. Up. Ouch! For others, it may be that the business you set up a few years back
HOW BANKS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPEN BANKING TO INCREASE CUSTOMER RETENTION
Open Banking now has three million active users in the UK as of January 2021 according to the Open Banking Implementation Entity. However, since PDS2 came into force, the big transformation that was expected has not come to fruition. The directive paved the way for data sharing from multiple accounts from different providers, helping people
LET’S USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM NOT BREAK BRANCH BANKING
Three months into 2021 and we are seeing more bank branch closures on the cards with HSBC unveiling their plan to close branches. Of course, this isn’t unusual news. Legacy banks are suffering a perfect storm; massive reductions in customers utilising traditional banking channels and new entrants seizing market share with innovative digital only solutions.
4 WAYS TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL FITNESS
Despite significant efforts by schools and media to give more attention to financial skills, the level of financial literacy in the general population remains low. Basic financial budget management appears very difficult for many people, let alone understanding more complex concepts like the correlation between risk and return, the need for diversification or fiscal optimization. read
HOW IS AI REVOLUTIONIZING FX MARKET IN A WAY WE DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE
The foreign exchange or forex market is the biggest financial market in the world. It is even bigger than the stock market. Moreover, the forex market continues to grow, and one major reason for this is the use of the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence. In fact, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that AI
ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION
In today’s times of economic stress – driven and accentuated by the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic – financial inclusion has become ever more important. Financial inclusion addresses society’s need to help all global citizens obtain financial services and products at affordable prices. From deposits and loans, to fund transfers, it’s imperative we at FIS assist financial institutions in
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS DRIVING CLAIMS TRANSFORMATION
The beginning of 2020 has proved exceptionally difficult. High costs, the risk of human error, fraud or overpayment, and the impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty of ineffective claims processes creates an urgent need for innovation, automation and a business transformation roadmap – including the shift to hyper-personalized Digital Claims Management. Read More
HOW INSURERS CAN COMPETE WITH INSURTECHS AND WIN BACK CUSTOMERS
The Chartered Institute of Insurance has some brutal news for the profession. There is a crisis of trust in insurance. Under-insurance is the prime symptom. In the UK one in four homes has no form of home insurance. Fewer than one in three UK citizens has life insurance. It leaves families unprotected and vulnerable. Worse,